Angus Topshee
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 Topshee in 2024 | |
| Born | 31 May 1971[1] |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service | Royal Canadian Navy[a] |
| Years of service | 1990–present |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands | Royal Canadian Navy Maritime Forces Pacific CFB Halifax HMCS Algonquin |
| Battles / wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Medal Canadian Forces' Decoration Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, CMM, MSM, CD is a Royal Canadian Navy officer. He has served as Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy since 30 May 2022.
Naval career
[edit]Topshee joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1990 and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1994. He was given command of a destroyer, HMCS Algonquin, in July 2009 and was then deployed to Afghanistan as Director of Afghan National Police Training Operations in 2011.[1][2]
He went on to be Director of Operations for Exercise RIMPAC in 2012, commander of CFB Halifax in late 2012 and deputy director of the Strategy, Policy and Plans Directorate at North American Aerospace Defense Command in 2015. He became commander of the Canadian Fleet Pacific in July 2018, commander of Maritime Forces Pacific in May 2021 and Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy in May 2022.[3][4]
Topshee was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal on 19 December 2013.[5] He was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Military Merit on 12 October 2017, and he was made a Commander on 23 September 2022.[6]
Awards and decorations
[edit]Topshee's personal awards and decorations include the following:
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Order of Military Merit (CMM) |
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Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) |
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General Campaign Star |
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Special Service Medal |
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Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal | |
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NATO Medal |
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Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) |
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Legion of Merit |
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CDS Commendation
Notes
[edit]- ^ Known as Canadian Forces Maritime Command until 2011
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Biographical Data". www.nauticapedia.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Command Team". Lookout Navy News. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Royal Canadian Navy welcomes new Commander". National Defence. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "New Canadian service chiefs". Australian Naval Institute. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Meritorious Service Decorations List". The Governor General of Canada. 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
- ^ "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada. 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Meritorious Service Decorations List". The Governor General of Canada.
- ^ "Canada Gazette". The Government of Canada. 29 June 2019.
External links
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| Chiefs of the Naval Staff | ||
| Principal Naval Adviser | ||
| Commanders, Maritime Command | ||
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| Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy | ||